1980 Indy 500 5-25-80
Film Identifier: F.2012-03-1657
Run Time
0h 1m 35s
0h 1m 35s
Format
16mm
16mm
Color
Color
Color
Sound
Silent
Silent
Date Produced
May 25 1980
May 25 1980
Abstract
The Indianapolis 500 held on May 25, 1980.
Description
Opening footage surveys the attendance at the 1980 Indianapolis 500, including a shot of the crowded Snakepit. Driver Spike Gehlhausen crashes Car Number 35 into the wall on the first turn of his twentieth lap. Driver Johnny Rutherford brings Car Number 4 into the winner’s circle, and with three raised fingers, he indicates his third Indy 500 victory. With the Borg-Warner Trophy sitting just behind him, Rutherford is interviewed by ABC sportscaster Chris Schenkel.
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Actors, Performers and Participants
Schenkel, Chris (is interviewer)
Gehlhausen, Spike (is participant)
Rutherford, Johnny (is participant)
Related Place
Speedway (represents)